Keira Knightley Says She Has Not Watched Love Actually Since Its Premiere

Keira Knightley says she has not watched Love Actually since its premiere, when she was 18. She told Heart that she thinks she is the person who knows the film least of anybody, according to Deadline, which published the remarks on 10 November 2026.

The actress said fans still bring the film up around her. She can tell from people's faces when they are quoting it to her. She does not know what the lines are, and they mean nothing to her.

Love Actually is the 2003 romantic comedy, a set of linked stories about love in London in the weeks before Christmas. Knightley was one of its well-known cast members. Her comments were made in an interview, not in a film promotion, and Deadline reported them as her own account of how she relates to the movie today.

For many viewers, the film is a holiday habit, a title they put on each December. Knightley's remarks offer a different view from the other side of the screen. Actors often finish a film and move on, while audiences keep returning to it for years.